Fresh off a first-round knockout win, UFC heavyweight contender Jairzinho Rozenstruik already has his next fight lined up.
MMA Fighting first reported that the #6 ranked Rozenstruik has verbally agreed to face #4 ranked Curtis Blaydes at UFC 266. No venue has been announced for this card as of yet.
Rozenstruik (12-2) put away Augusto Sakai in the UFC Vegas 28 main event earlier this month, getting back on track after a very tepid and dull unanimous decision loss to Ciryl Gane in February. The Surinamese striker has notably scored knockouts of Alistair Overeem and Junior dos Santos in his brief UFC career, with his only other defeat coming by quick KO to current champ Francis Ngannou.